Smokin' Lefty's

Smokin' Lefty's is a competition barbecue team with 4 Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) contests on record between 2013 and 2017. Their best overall finish is 9th of 38 at the 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska (2014).

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At a glance (the record in numbers)

Rating

1522

Unranked — needs 5 rated contests, has 4

Contests

in the data

First seen

Sep 27, 2013

latest Aug 5, 2017 · 3.9 years on the trail

Grand champs

0 reserve

Category wins

2 podiums

Overall top-10s

25% of 4 contests

Avg finish

top 45%

overall standings

Best overall

680.5028 / 720

Master · Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2

Perfect 180s

Walk rate

50%

contests with a top-10 call

Best single call

176.5600

Brisket · 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

Consistency

±14.42

spread of their Master overall scores (lower = steadier)

Strongest meat

Brisket

avg 168.55 · weakest Chicken (160.69)

Road miles

across 4 mapped stops

Schedule strength

76%

of rated fields were softer than their average draw (1597)

Master avg

661.91 / 720

4 Master contests · 0 GCs

Storylines (4 found in their record)

Each card leads with the number behind the story, straight from their results.

High-water mark

680.5028 career-best overall

94.5% of a perfect 720

Their best day on record: 680.5028 at Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 — 94.5% of a perfect 720.

Master
Aug 5, 2017

A tough matchup

4–0 behind in the head-to-head

PORKY BUTTS BBQ ahead in 100% of their meetings

PORKY BUTTS BBQ has come out ahead in 4 of their 4 shared contests.

A strong matchup

3–1 ahead in the head-to-head

Ahead in 75% of their meetings

They've finished ahead of ELWOOD BBQ in 3 of their 4 shared contests.

The comeback

3 yrs off the trail, then back

Off the trail for 3 years, then back at Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 (Aug 4, 2017).

last seen Aug 15, 2014
back Aug 4, 2017

By meat

Category	Entries	Calls	Podiums	Best	Worst	Average	Avg finish
Chicken	4	0	0	162.8456	159.4172	160.69	top 74%
Pork Ribs	4	1	0	175.4172	159.9656	164.82	top 48%
Pork	4	1	1	173.7028	162.2860	167.85	top 37%
Brisket	4	1	1	176.5600	163.3828	168.55	top 36%

“Calls” = top-10 category finishes (getting called to the stage). Scores here are the final weighted totals KCBS publishes; per-criterion appearance/taste/tenderness marks aren’t in the public results feed.

By field size and state

By contest size

Field	Contests	GCs	Avg finish
Medium (20–39)	1	0	top 24%
Large (40+)	3	0	top 53%

More numbers

Busiest season 2017 2 contests

Contests a season 1.3 across 3 seasons in the data

Most contests held in NE 4 of 4 contests

Contests visited 4 a different one every time

Opponents faced 122 finished ahead 104 times, behind 90

Longest layoff 3 yrs Aug 15, 2014 → Aug 4, 2017

Milestones (the firsts, the round numbers and the personal bests)

20173 milestones

Aug 5 Career-best overall score680.5028 Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2
Aug 5 Peak power rating (1522) Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2
Aug 5 Most recent contest Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2

20143 milestones

Aug 15 First call 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 15 First overall top-10 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska
Aug 15 Career-best single call (Brisket)176.5600 22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska

20132 milestones

Sep 27 First tracked contest Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show
Sep 27 First overall past 90% of a perfect score649.6572 Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show

Power rating over time (1500 = average; recomputed nightly)

📈 Biggest rating jumps

Swing	Contest	Date
+11	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2	Aug 5, 2017
+10.6	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska	Aug 15, 2014
+1.5	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show	Sep 27, 2013

📉 Toughest weekends

Swing	Contest	Date
-1.7	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1	Aug 4, 2017

Scores over time (% of a perfect score — tap a meat to add it)

Overall finish over time (top-% of field, lower is better)

Where they finish (overall)

Best vs average (by meat)

How entries end (by meat)

Season by season

Season	Contests	Top-10s	Walk rate	Avg finish	Best overall (% of perfect)	Avg overall (% of perfect)
2017	2	0	50%	top 54%	94.5%	92.1%
2014	1	1	100%	top 24%	93.2%	93.2%
2013	1	0	0%	top 50%	90.2%	90.2%

Contest history (click a row for the event, a column to sort)

Date	Event	Overall	Chicken	Ribs	Pork	Brisket
Aug 5, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -2 Omaha, NE	18 / 50 (680.5028)	44 (162.8456)	5 (175.4172)	16 (171.4172)	17 (170.8228)
Aug 4, 2017	Omaha Steaks Nebraska BBQ Championship Day -1 Omaha, NE	39 / 54 (646.1828)	38 (160.5484)	38 (159.9656)	35 (162.2860)	32 (163.3828)
Aug 15, 2014	22nd Annual State Barbeque Championship of Nebraska LaPlatte, NE	9 / 38 (671.3028)	24 (159.9544)	26 (161.0856)	3 (173.7028)	2 (176.5600)
Sep 27, 2013	Ak-Sar-Ben's River City Rodeo & Stock Show Omaha, NE	28 / 56 (649.6572)	41 (159.4172)	25 (162.8116)	24 (164)	26 (163.4284)